Combined cane and pishing implement



Jam. 23, 1923.

J. M. LOBlT. COMBINED CANE AND F1 SHING IMPLEMENT. FILED APR. 27, |921.

lllllllvlllllllll Patented Jan. 23, 1923.

UNITED STATES JEAN MARTIAL LOBIT, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

COMBINED CANE AND FISHING IMPLEMEN'I'.

Application led April 27, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEAN li/IARTIAL Lonrr, being a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Cane and Fishing Implements, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to fishing implements and has for one of its principal objects to rovide a rod which, though of comparative y great length when extended, can be collapsed or telescoped to a compact form and used as a cane or walking stick.

Another object is to provide means, controllable at will, whereby certain parts of the device are automatically extended.

A further object is to provide a device Vwhich may be employed as a cane, fishing rod or fishing spear. Other objects and advantages will appear as the invention is hereinafter disclosed.

Referring to the drawings which illustrate what I now consider a preferred form of my invention,

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section showing the device collapsed for use as a cane.

Fig. 2 is a view showing the device extended for use as a fishing implement.

Figs. 3, 5 and 6 are detail views of three sections of the device respectively.

Fig. l is a detail view of a spring employed to bias certain of the sections to extended position.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a type of spear head which may be employed.

While the device may be provided with any desired number of sections I have disclosed three in the present case. For convenience I'shall hereinafter refer to these three as the butt section 10, the mid section 11 and the tip section 12. The butt section 10 consists of a sleeve provided et one endl with an enlargement 13 which receives the stud 14 of 'a knob or head 16. The stud may be secured to said enlargement .13 in any suitable manner as, for example, by means of a through pin 15. The opposite end of the butt section 10 is shown externally screwthreaded at 17 to receive an internally screw threaded bushing 18. The butt section comprises also a sleeve 19 surrounding the sleeve 10 throughout a portion of the length of the latter but spaced therefrom, for purposes which will hereinafterl appear. The sleeve 19 is shown secured to the enlargement 13 by Serial No. 464,960.

means of cooperating screw-threads 2O pro-v vided on these two parts.

The mid section 11 consists of a sleeve, internally threaded at one end, as at 21, to receive an externally threaded bushing 22. The member or mid section 11 is of such internal diameter as to form a sliding lit with the bushing 18 and the bushing 22 is of such internal diameter as to form a sliding fit with the exterior of the butt. member 10. The exterior of the section 11 forms a sliding fit with the interior of the sleeve 19. By virtue of this construction it. will be appreciated that the section 11 is slidable with respect to the butt section 10 from the position shown in Fig. 1 to that shown in Fig. 2.

The sections 10 and 11 are preferably biased to the position shown in Fig. 2, i. e., to extended position, by means of a tension spring 23, the opposite ends of which are secured respectively to the bushings 18 and 22. As shown in Fig. 1 the spring is extended and under tension and tends to cause the parts 10 and 11 to extend or move away from each other. Fig. 4 shows the spring collapsed which is the condition it assumes when the parts 10 and 11 occupy the relative position illustrated in Fig. 2. Means are provided for releasably holding the parts 10 and 11 inthe position shown in Fig. 1 against the tension of the spring 23. One form of such means is shown in the drawings and may be constructed substantially as follows:

A leaf spring 24, riveted or otherwise secured at 25 to the interior of the member 10, is provided with a catch or lug 26, beveled on one edge and which is operable through an opening in said member 10 to engage at notch 27 provided in the collar 22. When the sections 10 and. 11 are moved from extended position to the position shown in Fig. 1, the collar 22 pushes the lug 26 inwardli7 until the lug comes opposite the notch in the collar at which time it snaps into the notch to lock the parts in the compact position. 1n order to release this locking engagement of the parts, the leaf-spring 24; has secured thereto a push rod 30 which extends through an opening in the member 10 and through a slot 32 in the sleeve 19, and has secured thereto.` at its outer end a push button 31. The slot 32 is of such design that when the button 31 is in the position shown in Figs. l and 2 it cannot be I (lepi'essedinadvertently or otherwise lto releaseithe catch Q6. The .sl-ot 2152 isprovided with an enlarged portion 33 through which the button 3l is adapted to pass when in the 5 proper position for this operation.

While the tip sectionulQ o'lthe `device may also be in the form o i a sleeve l have shown it in the 'form ot' a rod. llhissection lris. ol such diameter as to tit Within the butt l0 section .lOand .be readily capable otibeing Withdrawn therefrom. AThe tip section is shown provided at one end With, anfexternelly .screw-threaded portion 4L() adapted to- .screw into the Ashank 41:2 .ot-a spear head l1 15..and also vithen veye 4l3-to serve .as-a guide tor -a fishing line. The opposite end. oitthe vtipisectionrl and one. endsott the -mid sec vtion All .are .provided with means tor 4cle-- tachablysecuring them together. One term. of. such means is illustrated'in the drawings.

and may be constructed substantially .as 'lollows. f

The 4midlsection 'll is provided vat its outer end with internal screw-threads` Iadaptedto `receive an .extenually ythreaded bushing 50. This bushingi is provii'led #with anrifnterinal bore. 5l having: a recess. which bore7 throughout its major portion of? such diameter, with vrespect tothe outer diameter of the-tip section 'l-2 as to lform nasnuglit therewith. @ne end (it-the sec- .tion l?. has seemed thereto latn? a leali- .spring mpi-@vided .with lugs or .shoulders t6, adapted to engage the opposite. ends of? the.bushing.505.andeJ lug 57 adaiiigted to seat in 4'an .annular aiecess or und er-c ut inthe bore 5l k'of theebushing. The `last describedparts .are shown in one .ofithe locked. positions in Fig. l. :To permit l-release ot these parts7 thesectionlQtis provided with a. slot into yvvhichthe leaftfspring ilmay befdepressed sufliciently .to dise1igage-tlie-liigs .5.6, 5T-from thezbushingfO Vand to, permit removal otthe section l2 from the section 1]. l

Aulisliing reel. shown iudottei'l lines in :.Fig.'2,.may be detachably securedto fthe `section l1 orzto thesleeve 19 by `means ot .rin-ers 6l'. .These rings may inturn beA detachahly secured y.to lthe sleeve 19 or `seetirm 50 lill iny any .suitable manner.- sueh ,i tor example,

as by 'friction -orifby the en'iployment oi the set.screw,arrangement illustrated in comico- 4tion .With-.the ring- C shown in Fig. lof my 1U. S. :Patent SIJCQASII.. lissued. upon. ap pli 55. cation Serial No. 324,681. The operation ol the device:mayv be described. as follows.

llhen used as cane orswahing stick lhe .parts-.are in" the i-felative positions shown in 1'. l. lt itis desired to employ `the device en asa short roch fishing ini-plenientthe tip `sec- .tion yl). .may 1 be -\i f.ith-di.-a\vn from the mid ,section zllai'ter` the depression and release of l:the .leaf-:spring 156 from the bushing .50. "glhe v section :j 1Q is` then turned :end :OI' f end ..femlinslfteflintoithe-bushing 5.0. .The lugs ol said biasing,` `means. 1 00 with the bushing 5() andits recess 52, thereby locking' the rsections l2 and .ll together in the position shown in F 2. Il it is desired iturther t-rrlciigtlien Ao1'v extend the rod, this 5.6i". 5T are permitted to snap .into engagement 4may be accomplished as follows. The knob 16 is grasped and turned in the proper direction with respect to the sleeve 1.9 until `the section 1l (and the sectionlQ, carried thereby) to move away troni the butt section until the parts l0, ll-.occupy the crelative position shown in Fig 2, .Withspring asshoivn'in Fig. l4l. `It it is desirechto employ` thedevice asa spear the.spear'head lil maybe screwed Ontothe tipA 40, .asshown in dotted ,lines ,infFig ,2. If i.t.is.desired to use the device Yasa fishing-.rod orpoleI the f reel yG0 maybe attached to fthe same, the line passingthrough the eyelet 4,13.

The modus operandiinrestoringthe device to the collapsed position illustmted in Fig. il will be readily understoodby those skilled vin the art in view of theleregoing disclosure7 as will alsov theiasseinbly and vdisassembly of the device when it isborne in .mind that thelmttonl is adaptedto pass through the opening-33. i

All' oi" the parts .oit the .device may be, and meterably are, constructed ot suitablemetal. T he device presents a neat compact appearanse, `is comparatively Simple and ,easy to 100 manufacture in yview ofthe number. of tunetions performed. ln accordance with the patent statutes, I have 4herein illustrated what l now consider preferred nforrnfof the invention. is susceptible to .modification esito construction, operationaud use Withimthe scope deiined in the following claims.

.What I claim .i.s:- i y f il. A con'ibinedwfishing implement ,and-cane 110 i ncludingin combination, a cane head, two` telescoping sections adapted to occupy `aposition in which i they. are .relatively extended and another positioniniwhich they arefcol.- lapscd,f1neans biasing' said sectionsJ to one of 115 said positions, and manually `releasable means opeuahle .trom a position adjacent said. carne head .ttor holdin-g said sections in the. other. ol said positions gainstth @,Qtjm,

Q... A combined lishing.implement and cane comprisinp,` in combination, cane head7 a plurality .of vtubular telescopingsections adaptedto occupy relatively extended .and collaiiisedpositions, a tipsection adaptedito bestored within one oil said. ytubular sections `and provided .with means whereby itfmavi be secured `to anend of oneof said tubular sections as desi-red, manually yrelease-ble .meanscperableifroma position .adjacent said It is to Ybe understood .that i it 105 cane head for holding two of said sections in collapsed. position, and means "loi' antoniatically extendimg` said last mentioned scctions when the release is eleeted.

3. A combined fishing implement and cane including in combination, two telescopic se -tions, manually releasable means for holding said sections in relatively collapsed position when the device is employed as a cane,

and meaneI comprising a spring 'for automatically projecting one of said sections from the other, and for automatically holding said Section in its fully projected position when the release has been efected.

In testimony whereof I hereto a'HX my signature.

JEAN MARTIAL LOBIT. 

